13-02-2015 07:42 via news.yahoo.com

Asian shares jump on Ukraine ceasefire, Greece

By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares soared on Friday on news of a ceasefire accord in Ukraine, while Sweden's surprise move to cut its main rate into negative territory and hopes of a resolution between debt-strapped Greece and its creditors burnished risk appetite. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.6 percent. The gains came after a rally in Europe and Wall Street, with the pan-European stock index hitting a seven-year high and the S&P 50
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